If you think the joint's hopping now at the Mesa Vista Inn Health Center in San Antonio, wait until they take the cuffs off the wallaby. Happy Tails Entertainment brings its animals to the center about once a month to cheer up the seniors. less

If you think the joint's hopping now at the Mesa Vista Inn Health Center in San Antonio, wait until they take the cuffs off the wallaby. Happy Tails Entertainment brings its animals to the center about once a ... more

Photo: Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News

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The best job in Buffalo? Polar bear day care at the Buffalo Zoo. Veterinary technician Alice Rohauer gets ready to feed a bouncy baby bruin.

The best job in Buffalo? Polar bear day care at the Buffalo Zoo. Veterinary technician Alice Rohauer gets ready to feed a bouncy baby bruin.

Photo: Derek Gee, Associated Press

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And you thought the sequester cuts were painful: Little Mendl Teichtal wears the dismayed look of the recently circumcised during an orthodox ceremony performed by mohel Manachem Fleischmann (left) at Chabad Lubawitsch synagogue in Berlin. less

And you thought the sequester cuts were painful: Little Mendl Teichtal wears the dismayed look of the recently circumcised during an orthodox ceremony performed by mohel Manachem Fleischmann (left) at Chabad ... more

Photo: Sean Gallup, Getty Images

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Having lost a ski, Manuel Fettner of Austria tries to land a jump on one leg during the final round of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

Having lost a ski, Manuel Fettner of Austria tries to land a jump on one leg during the final round of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

Photo: Mike Hewitt, Getty Images

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Tragedy in the snow: Stranded vehicles sit buried in drifts along a road in Nakashibetsu, Japan. At least eight people were killed after their vehicles got trapped in heavy snow in Hokkaido prefecture over the weekend. Among the dead were a mother and her three children, who succumbed to carbon-monoxide poisoning. less

Tragedy in the snow: Stranded vehicles sit buried in drifts along a road in Nakashibetsu, Japan. At least eight people were killed after their vehicles got trapped in heavy snow in Hokkaido prefecture over the ... more

This is exactly what happened to Peter Parker! Idlewild second-grader Sydney Berry nervously watches Legs the tarantula crawl up Preston Warford's arm in Memphis, Tenn. Warford talked to the students about bugs and how they can be beneficial to the ecosystem. less

This is exactly what happened to Peter Parker! Idlewild second-grader Sydney Berry nervously watches Legs the tarantula crawl up Preston Warford's arm in Memphis, Tenn. Warford talked to the students about bugs ... more

Photo: Kyle Kurlick, Associated Press

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Some enchanted evening: Soprano Laura Osnes acknowledges applause during the curtain call for "Cinderella" on its opening night at Broadway Theatre in New York City.

Some enchanted evening: Soprano Laura Osnes acknowledges applause during the curtain call for "Cinderella" on its opening night at Broadway Theatre in New York City.